• 10.00am - 5.00pm: Girl Power: The Exhibition is now open. Be inspired by what New Zealand women have achieved by visiting ‘Girl Power: The Exhibition’. Click here for more details about this amazing new MOTAT exhibition.

• 10.00am – 5:00pm: New MOTAT exhibition Carless Daze is now on! ‘Carless Daze’ takes a look back at this notable period in New Zealand’s history in light of today’s ever-increasing energy issues. Click here for further details.

• 10:00am - 5:00pm:  ‘From the Cape to the Gloves’ is the fourth in a series of textile displays based on women’s ever changing fashion from 1880 to 1914.  This exhibition is an opportunity to focus on New Zealand’s shawls, capes, coats and accessories that suited our country’s ‘four seasons in one day’ climate. Click here for further details.

• 10.30am – 4:00pm: A new Voyager 1 motion movie has arrived at MOTAT!  Shaped like a spaceship, this state-of-the-art simulator will take you on a thrilling virtual reality adventure! In association with Space Dome Technologies Limited.  Running at regular intervals on the weekend. Click here for further details.

• 10.00am- 4.00pm: Enter the Tactile Dome- Kids only zone. Explore in total darkness!

• 10.00am – 5.00pm: The Walsh Memorial Library is open seven days a week for the 'Exploring Energy' holiday experience.  Make ‘n’ take your own Pumphouse, or just chill out and relax on the beanbags and cushions!  Click here for further details.

• Experience a ride on one of MOTAT's lovingly restored trams. Tram rides leave every half hour from 10:00 until 4:30 from outside the souvenir shops at both MOTAT Great North Road site and MOTAT Motions Road site.

Cropper House

• 9:30am - 4:30pm:  Come to Cropper House and enjoy a delicious range of café food in the Araroa Tea Rooms, or sit and relax on the terrace with views over Western Springs. Click here for further details.

Meola Road Site

Visit one of the world's most extensive Aviation displays including:

• Solent Flying Boat Mark IV This lovingly restored aircraft is the only one of her kind in the world!

• WWII Lancaster Bomber – The only plane of its type in New Zealand! Aircraft restoration and display by our WWII veterans.

Click here for further details and aircraft in MOTAT's amazing collection.

All inclusive admission to both sites is: $14 adults, $7 children and seniors (children under 5 free) or use a Family pass $30 [2 Adults and 4 children]

SPECIAL OFFER! If you enjoyed your visit, use your receipt on the same day to upgrade your ticket to an annual pass. If you bought a family ticket, it’s only another $35 to have access to MOTAT all year long! Annual Pass Holders receive lots of great benefits.

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We have gift vouchers too. 

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